theshytype
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I don't believe anyone here has blamed the actual person for taking up more room, and has been stated, myself included, they pack way too much into a tiny plane. I think that's an obvious. I even pointed out that had I been sitting next to the person in LC's case, I would have agreed with her and allowed her to vent her frustration...until she verbally attacked and/or complained about others. I had actually sat next to a man before who was built like a tank, similar to how you describe yourself. He wasn't obese, just a large-built man. He saw my discomfort and apologized. I reassured him it was fine, he didn't have to apologize (and shouldn't feel the need to), and that I didn't understand why they had to pack everything so tightly. He even asked if it was alright he took the armrest, which was extremely polite of him. I didn't tell him my issue, no need to try to make him feel bad. I had sympathy for him, and him for me. We were both uncomfortable together. Do you know what claustrophobia feels like? That's how I feel when people get too close to me. I'm perfectly fine in small spaces, but feel completely closed in and trapped, a bit of a panicky feeling, when strangers are too close for a period of time. If I'm adjusting myself to play keep away, and an overweight person took it as disgust for their size, my sympathy for them has flown out the emergency exit. I cannot extend sympathy out to those that do not for others. My issues may be unseen, but I still have issues. I have sympathy for obese individuals (they were included in my sympathy for everyone statement in my last post), not ones that have miserable attitudes towards others. Point is, flying is a miserable experience for most everyone. What makes it miserable will vary from person to person. Being obese doesn't carry EXTRA sympathy from me because they're no more special than the next person in my eyes. They're not the only one with struggles they need to work around. In my eyes, there are two types of people: those with issues and those with issues that try to make everyone around them miserable because of those issues. So yeah, I try not to touch others on the plane and will continue to blame the airlines for being greedy. But to any person that acts as an asshole, that's not the airlines fault. And, quite frankly, I don't need to understand the struggles you go through with clothing. Women, I believe, have plenty of struggles with that. Having a hour-glass figure, I'm apparently supposed to have a large bust to accompany it. I also have to choose between having pants fit around the waist, tight on the ass and thighs, or fit the ass and thighs, loose around the waist. I have my own issues with clothing, thank you.
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